This time, after trailing 10-0 in the first quarter and 13-10 at
halftime, the Sun Devils use two big drives in the third to
hang on for the win.

In the third period, after Arizona State pinned UCLA deep in its
own territory, the offense took over at the Bruins 47-yard
line.

Carpenter drove the team five plays that resulted in an 11-yard
TD rumble by Dimitri Nance to give the Sun Devils their first
lead at 17-13 with just over five minutes into the second half.

On Arizona State's next offensive possession, it was Herring's
turn to take over.

In a drive which started at the Sun Devils 9, Herring rushed for
14 yards on the first play of the possession. After Carpenter
completed a six-yard pass to Chris McGaha, before the 186-pound
Herring swept to his right before cutting back all the way to
his left for a 71-yard burst to make it 24-13.

"The big run by Herring in the third quarter was a play we'd
like to have back," UCLA coach Karl Dorrell said. "Other than
that, we played well defensively most of the time."

It was the junior running back's third TD run of over 70 yards
this season.

Following the score, UCLA's Matt Slater returned the kickoff 89
yards to cut the Bruins' deficit to 24-20. It was the third TD
kickoff return by Slater, who broke the single-season school
mark he had held with Maurice Jones-Drew and Brandon Russell.

The Bruins got their hands on the ball five more times in the
game, but the Sun Devils' defense stiffened each time. Free
safety Josh Barrett helped seal the win by intercepting Osaar
Rasshan in Arizona State's end zone with 4:02 remaining.

Rasshan, the fourth quarterback used by UCLA this season, went
14-of-27 for 181 yards for the Bruins (5-5, 4-3), who lost for
the fourth time in five games.

"Osaar did a nice job with his first start, fighting through
some circumstances and some rough moments," Dorrell said.